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Sep 18, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN ANNOUNCE JENNY WONG AS NEXT SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CHORUS DIRECTOR
Sep 13, 2023
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCE FOUR NEW MUSICIANS JOINING THE ORCHESTRA DURING THE 2023-24 SEASON
New musicians include Second Violin Olivia Chen, Second Bassoon Justin Cummings, Associate Principal Flute Blair Francis Paponiu, and Assistant Librarian Matthew Searing
Chen, Cummings, Francis Paponiu, and Searing are joined by new SF Symphony musicians Principal Flute Yubeen Kim and Principal Harp Katherine Siochi, whose appointments were announced in August
Sep 8, 2023
THOMAS ADÈS WITHDRAWS FROM FEBRUARY 2024 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND SOUNDBOX PERFORMANCES DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICT
Artists and programming for these concerts will be announced at a later date
Sep 7, 2023
THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2023–24 GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES PRESENTS EIGHT PERFORMANCES FEATURING ACCLAIMED SOLOISTS AND ENSEMBLES
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili, cellist Gautier Capuçon, and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet kick off 2023–24 Great Performers Series with special chamber music performance, October 15
Great Performers Series also features pianists Yefim Bronfman, Evgeny Kissin, Daniil Trifonov, and Yuja Wang; violinist Ray Chen; Joshua Bell & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields; and San Francisco Symphony Brass
Sep 6, 2023
ELLIE GOULDING ANNOUNCES SPECIAL INTIMATE U.S. SHOWS THIS FALL WITH ORCHESTRA, THREE NIGHTS ONLY
Goulding appears with San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall
Monday, November 20
Additional performances:
November 16 – New York City – Kings Theatre
November 22 – Los Angeles – Walt Disney Concert Hall
Ellie Goulding’s latest critically acclaimed album Higher Than Heaven out now
Sep 5, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT BROADCASTS ON CLASSICAL KDFC MOVE TO SUNDAYS AT 7PM AS PART OF NEW “NORCAL SUNDAY NIGHTS” PROGRAMMING, BEGINNING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
San Francisco Symphony’s 2023–24 season broadcasts begin with Opening Night Gala concert, airing on October 8; KDFC will air archival recordings from the 2021-22 season September 10–October 1
This month marks KDFC’s 75th anniversary serving the Bay Area
Aug 31, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN LEADS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN THREE PROGRAMS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 14, 2023
September 29–October 1 concerts include West Coast premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Herald, Holler and Hallelujah!, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Leonidas Kavakos, and Richard Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony
October 6 & 7 concerts feature world premiere of Jesper Nordin’s SF Symphony-commissioned Convergence with violinist and San Francisco Symphony Collaborative Partner Pekka Kuusisto and John Adams’ Naïve and Sentimental Music
October 12–14 concerts include world premiere of Anders Hillborg’s SF Symphony-commissioned Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Emanuel Ax, Johannes Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2
Aug 17, 2023
PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD, SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, AND ESA-PEKKA SALONEN PRESENT: BARTÓK PIANO CONCERTOS, RELEASED ON PENTATONE SEPTEMBER 2023
Bartók Piano Concertos will be available for physical release in September 2023 and digital release on September 15
Album released as 1 SACD and in digital formats for streaming and high-resolution downloads
Audio resolution for digital files: Spatial Audio 192/24, Spatial Audio 192/24 Stereo & 44.1/16 PCM Stereo
Aug 17, 2023
Esa-Pekka Salonen and San Francisco Symphony announce the appointment of two new principal musicians: Principal Flute Yubeen Kim and Principal Harp Katherine Siochi
Yubeen Kim joins the San Francisco Symphony in January 2024, succeeding former SF Symphony Principal Flute Tim Day, who retired at the end of the 2020–21 season after 14 years with the Orchestra
Principal Harp Katherine Siochi joins the San Francisco Symphony in September 2023, succeeding Douglas Rioth, who retired in December 2021 after 40 years with the Orchestra
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Aug 14, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY OPEN 2023–24 SEASON WITH TWO PERFORMANCES AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, SEPTEMBER 22 & SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
Opening Night Gala and All San Francisco concerts interweave music and technology in a program featuring Richard Strauss’s Don Juan; Gustav Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, with baritone Simon Keenlyside; Maurice Ravel’s Boléro; and Anders Hillborg’s Rap Notes with rappers squaring off against artificial intelligence-generated verse, featuring Oakland-based musician Kev Choice, Freestyle Love Supreme’s Anthony Veneziale, and soprano Hila Plitmann
Opening Night Gala concert on September 22 is preceded by a red-carpet welcome with sparkling wine and light bites for all attendees
Two Opening Night Gala dinner packages offer an enhanced experience and are available for purchase via sfsymphony.org/gala; proceeds from the event benefit the SF Symphony’s artistic, education, and community programs
All San Francisco Concert on September 23 welcomes and pays tribute to impactful community groups and nonprofit organizations across the Bay Area
Sep 18, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN ANNOUNCE JENNY WONG AS NEXT SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CHORUS DIRECTOR
Wong is the San Francisco Symphony Chorus’s fourth Director in the Chorus’s 50-year history
The San Francisco Symphony Chorus celebrates its 50th year during the 2023–24 season
Sep 13, 2023
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCE FOUR NEW MUSICIANS JOINING THE ORCHESTRA DURING THE 2023-24 SEASON
New musicians include Second Violin Olivia Chen, Second Bassoon Justin Cummings, Associate Principal Flute Blair Francis Paponiu, and Assistant Librarian Matthew Searing
Chen, Cummings, Francis Paponiu, and Searing are joined by new SF Symphony musicians Principal Flute Yubeen Kim and Principal Harp Katherine Siochi, whose appointments were announced in August
Sep 8, 2023
THOMAS ADÈS WITHDRAWS FROM FEBRUARY 2024 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND SOUNDBOX PERFORMANCES DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICT
Artists and programming for these concerts will be announced at a later date
Sep 7, 2023
THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2023–24 GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES PRESENTS EIGHT PERFORMANCES FEATURING ACCLAIMED SOLOISTS AND ENSEMBLES
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili, cellist Gautier Capuçon, and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet kick off 2023–24 Great Performers Series with special chamber music performance, October 15
Great Performers Series also features pianists Yefim Bronfman, Evgeny Kissin, Daniil Trifonov, and Yuja Wang; violinist Ray Chen; Joshua Bell & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields; and San Francisco Symphony Brass
Sep 6, 2023
ELLIE GOULDING ANNOUNCES SPECIAL INTIMATE U.S. SHOWS THIS FALL WITH ORCHESTRA, THREE NIGHTS ONLY
Goulding appears with San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall
Monday, November 20
Additional performances:
November 16 – New York City – Kings Theatre
November 22 – Los Angeles – Walt Disney Concert Hall
Ellie Goulding’s latest critically acclaimed album Higher Than Heaven out now
Sep 5, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT BROADCASTS ON CLASSICAL KDFC MOVE TO SUNDAYS AT 7PM AS PART OF NEW “NORCAL SUNDAY NIGHTS” PROGRAMMING, BEGINNING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
San Francisco Symphony’s 2023–24 season broadcasts begin with Opening Night Gala concert, airing on October 8; KDFC will air archival recordings from the 2021-22 season September 10–October 1
This month marks KDFC’s 75th anniversary serving the Bay Area
Aug 31, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN LEADS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN THREE PROGRAMS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 14, 2023
September 29–October 1 concerts include West Coast premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Herald, Holler and Hallelujah!, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Leonidas Kavakos, and Richard Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony
October 6 & 7 concerts feature world premiere of Jesper Nordin’s SF Symphony-commissioned Convergence with violinist and San Francisco Symphony Collaborative Partner Pekka Kuusisto and John Adams’ Naïve and Sentimental Music
October 12–14 concerts include world premiere of Anders Hillborg’s SF Symphony-commissioned Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Emanuel Ax, Johannes Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2
Aug 17, 2023
PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD, SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, AND ESA-PEKKA SALONEN PRESENT: BARTÓK PIANO CONCERTOS, RELEASED ON PENTATONE SEPTEMBER 2023
Bartók Piano Concertos will be available for physical release in September 2023 and digital release on September 15
Album released as 1 SACD and in digital formats for streaming and high-resolution downloads
Audio resolution for digital files: Spatial Audio 192/24, Spatial Audio 192/24 Stereo & 44.1/16 PCM Stereo
Aug 17, 2023
Esa-Pekka Salonen and San Francisco Symphony announce the appointment of two new principal musicians: Principal Flute Yubeen Kim and Principal Harp Katherine Siochi
Yubeen Kim joins the San Francisco Symphony in January 2024, succeeding former SF Symphony Principal Flute Tim Day, who retired at the end of the 2020–21 season after 14 years with the Orchestra
Principal Harp Katherine Siochi joins the San Francisco Symphony in September 2023, succeeding Douglas Rioth, who retired in December 2021 after 40 years with the Orchestra
Aug 14, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY OPEN 2023–24 SEASON WITH TWO PERFORMANCES AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, SEPTEMBER 22 & SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
Opening Night Gala and All San Francisco concerts interweave music and technology in a program featuring Richard Strauss’s Don Juan; Gustav Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, with baritone Simon Keenlyside; Maurice Ravel’s Boléro; and Anders Hillborg’s Rap Notes with rappers squaring off against artificial intelligence-generated verse, featuring Oakland-based musician Kev Choice, Freestyle Love Supreme’s Anthony Veneziale, and soprano Hila Plitmann
Opening Night Gala concert on September 22 is preceded by a red-carpet welcome with sparkling wine and light bites for all attendees
Two Opening Night Gala dinner packages offer an enhanced experience and are available for purchase via sfsymphony.org/gala; proceeds from the event benefit the SF Symphony’s artistic, education, and community programs
All San Francisco Concert on September 23 welcomes and pays tribute to impactful community groups and nonprofit organizations across the Bay Area
Aug 1, 2023
95 Organizations Throughout the State of California Announce Programs Featuring Music Composed Within the Last Five Years as They Join in The California Festival:
Two Weeks of Innovative and Compelling Music from Around the World,
November 3-19, 2023
Jul 21, 2023
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY RELEASE TWO NEW RECORDINGS ON APPLE MUSIC CLASSICAL TODAY
Newly released recordings of Elizabeth Ogonek’s Sleep & Unremembrance and Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring were recorded live in concert in March 2022
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Sep 8, 2023
THOMAS ADÈS WITHDRAWS FROM FEBRUARY 2024 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND SOUNDBOX PERFORMANCES DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICT
Artists and programming for these concerts will be announced at a later date
Sep 7, 2023
THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2023–24 GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES PRESENTS EIGHT PERFORMANCES FEATURING ACCLAIMED SOLOISTS AND ENSEMBLES
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili, cellist Gautier Capuçon, and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet kick off 2023–24 Great Performers Series with special chamber music performance, October 15
Great Performers Series also features pianists Yefim Bronfman, Evgeny Kissin, Daniil Trifonov, and Yuja Wang; violinist Ray Chen; Joshua Bell & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields; and San Francisco Symphony Brass
Sep 6, 2023
ELLIE GOULDING ANNOUNCES SPECIAL INTIMATE U.S. SHOWS THIS FALL WITH ORCHESTRA, THREE NIGHTS ONLY
Goulding appears with San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall
Monday, November 20
Additional performances:
November 16 – New York City – Kings Theatre
November 22 – Los Angeles – Walt Disney Concert Hall
Ellie Goulding’s latest critically acclaimed album Higher Than Heaven out now
Sep 5, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT BROADCASTS ON CLASSICAL KDFC MOVE TO SUNDAYS AT 7PM AS PART OF NEW “NORCAL SUNDAY NIGHTS” PROGRAMMING, BEGINNING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
San Francisco Symphony’s 2023–24 season broadcasts begin with Opening Night Gala concert, airing on October 8; KDFC will air archival recordings from the 2021-22 season September 10–October 1
This month marks KDFC’s 75th anniversary serving the Bay Area
Aug 31, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN LEADS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN THREE PROGRAMS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 14, 2023
September 29–October 1 concerts include West Coast premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Herald, Holler and Hallelujah!, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Leonidas Kavakos, and Richard Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony
October 6 & 7 concerts feature world premiere of Jesper Nordin’s SF Symphony-commissioned Convergence with violinist and San Francisco Symphony Collaborative Partner Pekka Kuusisto and John Adams’ Naïve and Sentimental Music
October 12–14 concerts include world premiere of Anders Hillborg’s SF Symphony-commissioned Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Emanuel Ax, Johannes Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2
Aug 17, 2023
PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD, SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, AND ESA-PEKKA SALONEN PRESENT: BARTÓK PIANO CONCERTOS, RELEASED ON PENTATONE SEPTEMBER 2023
Bartók Piano Concertos will be available for physical release in September 2023 and digital release on September 15
Album released as 1 SACD and in digital formats for streaming and high-resolution downloads
Audio resolution for digital files: Spatial Audio 192/24, Spatial Audio 192/24 Stereo & 44.1/16 PCM Stereo
Aug 17, 2023
Esa-Pekka Salonen and San Francisco Symphony announce the appointment of two new principal musicians: Principal Flute Yubeen Kim and Principal Harp Katherine Siochi
Yubeen Kim joins the San Francisco Symphony in January 2024, succeeding former SF Symphony Principal Flute Tim Day, who retired at the end of the 2020–21 season after 14 years with the Orchestra
Principal Harp Katherine Siochi joins the San Francisco Symphony in September 2023, succeeding Douglas Rioth, who retired in December 2021 after 40 years with the Orchestra
Aug 14, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY OPEN 2023–24 SEASON WITH TWO PERFORMANCES AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, SEPTEMBER 22 & SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
Opening Night Gala and All San Francisco concerts interweave music and technology in a program featuring Richard Strauss’s Don Juan; Gustav Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, with baritone Simon Keenlyside; Maurice Ravel’s Boléro; and Anders Hillborg’s Rap Notes with rappers squaring off against artificial intelligence-generated verse, featuring Oakland-based musician Kev Choice, Freestyle Love Supreme’s Anthony Veneziale, and soprano Hila Plitmann
Opening Night Gala concert on September 22 is preceded by a red-carpet welcome with sparkling wine and light bites for all attendees
Two Opening Night Gala dinner packages offer an enhanced experience and are available for purchase via sfsymphony.org/gala; proceeds from the event benefit the SF Symphony’s artistic, education, and community programs
All San Francisco Concert on September 23 welcomes and pays tribute to impactful community groups and nonprofit organizations across the Bay Area
Aug 1, 2023
95 Organizations Throughout the State of California Announce Programs Featuring Music Composed Within the Last Five Years as They Join in The California Festival:
Two Weeks of Innovative and Compelling Music from Around the World,
November 3-19, 2023
Jul 21, 2023
